Faun – Adam Lay Ybounden
Adam Lay Ybounden Adam lay ybounden Bounden in a bond; Foure thousand witer, Thought he not too long. And all was for an apple, An apple that he tok, As clerkes finden Wreten in here book. Never had the apple, The apple taken ben, Ne hadde never our lady, A ben Hevene Quen. Blessed be the time The apple taken was Therefore we moun singen Deo gracias | Adam Had Fallen Adam had fallen Fallen deep into guilt; Four thousand winters, He regarded as not too long. And all was for an apple, An apple that he took, That scholars find Written in a book. Had he never taken the apple, The apple not taken, Never would Our Lady Have been a Heavenly Queen. Blessed be the time, The apple was taken So that we may sing: Thanks to the Lord |